Name: Fried Pickles with Spicy Mayo
Yield: 4 to 6 Servings
Ingredients: 1/2 cup mayonnaise; 1 1/2 teaspoons Sriracha; 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice; 1/2 garlic clove, mashed to a pastet; Kosher salt; 2 cups grapeseed or vegetable oil; 3/4 cup all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons cornstarch; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 3/4 cup (or more) seltzer water or club soda; 3 cucumber pickles, cut into 1/4-inch-thick rounds and patted dry; Deep fryer

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While the restaurant makes its own mayonnaise and pickles, we used our favorite store-bought koshers and Hellmann's mayo—and won raves.

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